In the picture below is GRB110205A that was photographed by using the GRAS 005 remote telescope that is located in New Mexico, USA. The brightness of the GRB was at the moment of the photographing 16.3 CR. The photo has been taken without filters with one 600 sec. exposure. GRB was observed 1h 20min. and […]
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Exoplanet Qatar-1b observed at Taurus Hill Observatory
THO research team managed to measure the light curve of the exoplanet Qatar-1b that is the first exoplanet discovered by the Qatarian research team. The THO measurement was made in the morning hours of 1.2.2011. Due some clouds there are some caps in the light curve. Also the brightening sky made the last part of […]
Exoplanet HAT-P-25b has been observed at Taurus Hill Observatory.
Exoplanet HAT-P-25b has been observed at Taurus Hill Observatory. The object is located about 980 light years from the Earth. It is so called “Hot Jupiter” that circulates its mother star once in 3.6 days. The dimmening of the transit according to THO measuremets was 18,1 mmag and the duration of the transit about 170.7 […]
1st Europlanet Workshop on Coordinated Observations of Exoplanets from Ground and Space.
THO research team members Tuomo Salmi and Harri Haukka participate the “1st Europlanet Workshop on Coordinated Observations of Exoplanets from Ground and Space” that is held January 29-30, 2011 in Graz, Austria. This workshop goal is to improve the collaboration between the pro-amateurs and professional astronomers. Hopefully the result of the workshop is that pro-amateurs […]
“Diamond exoplanet” has also been observed at Taurus Hill Observatory.
The US-British team of astronomers has discovered that the exoplanet WASP-12b could have ultra-rich concentrations of carbon and that the core of the planet may consist of pure diamond. The research team of the Taurus Hill Observatory has also observed this exoplanet WASP-12b. The latest successful transit observation was made 4.1.2009. The light curve is […]
The optical afterglow of the gamma ray burst GRB 101024A was observed by THO research team.
The optical afterglow of the gamma ray burst GRB 101024A was observed by using the remote telescope that is located in Moorook, Australia. The photograph was taken by Markku Nissinen and the measurements were made by Markku Nissinen, Veli-Pekka Hentunen and Tuomo Salmi. The observation was published in GCN 11373 circular. The aflterglow was exceptional […]
SN 2010iz confirmation picture taken by THO research team.
Markku Nissinen and Veli-Pekka Hentunen photographed the confirmation picture from the supernova that was located in the galaxy UGC3552. Markku Nissinen took confirmation picture 20.10.2010 with GRAS07 CDK17″ telescope that is located in Nerpio, Spain. Markku measured the position and brightness of the supernova. This supernova was first observed 16.10.2010. The discovery and confirmation was […]
Exoplanet HAT-P-19b transit observed at Taurus Hill Observatory.
Exoplanet HAT-P-19b was discovered July 2010 and Taurus Hill Observatory research team observed the transit of the exoplanet 20.9.2010 at THO. In the light curve below you can clearl see the dimmening that is about 0.02 magnitudes. HAT-P-19b orbits the mother star once in four days. The mother star GSC 2283-589 is located in the […]
Optical after glow of the GRB 100906A photographed by using the Nerpio GRAS-007 remote telescope.
Markku Nissinen, Veli-Pekka Hentunen and Tuomo Salmi managed to photograph the optical after glow of the GRB 100906A by using the Nerpio GRAS-007 remote telescope that is located in Spain. This observation has been published in GCN 11253 circular.
The afterglow of the gamma ray burst GRB100901A photographed.
The afterglow of the gamma ray burst GRB100901A was so bright and it flattened so slowly that it was possible to observe it in Taurus Hill Observatory. THO research team photographed the afterglow 1./2.9.2010. The GRB100901A was so bright that the team managed to take a color (CBVR) picture from it. the exposure times were […]
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